Site Navigation Connecticut Maine Massachusetts New Hampshire New Jersey New York Pennsylvania Rhode Island Vermont     Interstate 295 North - Salem and Gloucester Counties Interstate 295 North Welcome to New Jersey! Interstate 295 crosses the 1951-opened Delaware Memorial Bridge northbound into Salem County ahead of the partial-cloverleaf interchange with New Jersey 49 (Exit 1A) east and U.S. 130 north (Exit 1B). The Delaware River and Bay Authority (DRBA) maintains Interstate 295 from Interstate 95 eastward to the New Jersey Turnpike. Thus signing practices through here do not adhere to standard NJDOT designs with back plated shields. Photo taken 04/25/04. The Delaware Memorial Bridge provides eight overall lanes for Interstate 295 over the Delaware River. The span is tolled in the southbound direction only at a rate of $3.00 per passenger vehicle. Pictured here is the first New Jersey interchange of Interstate 295, Exit 1A for New Jersey 49 (Broadway) east. New Jersey 49 straddles the marshlands of the Delaware River watershed southward three miles to Pennsville and nine to the Salem County seat of Salem. Photo taken 04/25/04. The four northbound lanes of Interstate 295 & U.S. 40 partition between three to New Jersey Turnpike north and Atlantic City (U.S. 40) and two for Interstate 295 north to Camden. The Exit 1B off-ramp to the northbound beginning of U.S. 130 (Broadway) departs in 1,000 feet from the Interstate 295 carriageway. U.S. 40 motorists stay to the left and exit the freeway ahead of the turnpike toll plaza. Photo taken 04/25/04. A look at the previous set of overheads at the Interstate 295 north and New Jersey Turnpike north & U.S. 40 eastbound split. Note the pavement change from concrete to asphalt and the right-hand lane restriping reducing Interstate 295 from three to two lanes at the partition. Photo taken 05/95. Exit 1B loops northward from Interstate 295 east to U.S. 130 (Broadway) north into Deepwater, Carneys Point, and Penns Grove. The intrastate U.S. 130 begins here and ends at New Brunswick at junction U.S. 1 in North Jersey. To the left U.S. 40 eastbound prepares to depart the New Jersey Turnpike mainline for Woodstown, Pole Tavern, Elmer, Mays Landing, and Atlantic City. The first four miles of U.S. 40 follow a divided highway with no traffic lights. Photo taken 04/25/04. A parting shot of the New Jersey Turnpike and U.S. 130 Exit 1B gore point on Interstate 295 north. The freeway curves northward to pass over the tollway and U.S. 40 en route to Penns Grove and Camden. Photo taken 04/25/04. Hook Road loops east from New Jersey 49 (Broadway) to Salem County 551 parallel to Interstate 295 north. The nearby highway is served by the Exit 1C off-ramp of the northbound freeway. Traffic meanwhile merges onto Interstate 295 from Broadway northbound ahead of the pending off-ramp. Photo taken 04/25/04. Interstate 295 turns northward at the Exit 1C off-ramp to Hook Road (Salem County 551). Salem County 551 provides a bypass of New Jersey 49 and Pennsville between Deepwater and Harrisonville. The roadway ends 4.5 miles south at New Jersey 49 itself. Photo taken 04/25/04. Exit 2A allows Hook Road (Salem County 551) northbound motorists access to Interstate 295 south & U.S. 40 west for the Delaware Memorial Bridge. The cloverleaf ramp descends onto the New Jersey Turnpike mainline ahead of its southbound merge with Interstate 295 south. Photo taken 04/25/04. Exits 2B-C facilitate access to U.S. 40 east and U.S. 130 north for Penns Grove and Atlantic City. The partial-cloverleaf interchange exists at New Jersey 140 (Deepwater Slapes Corner Road) just north of the New Jersey Turnpike split with U.S. 40 (Wiley Road). Deepwater Slapes Corner Road constitutes the pre-Delaware Memorial Bridge alignment of U.S. 40 between Wiley Road and Deepwater (junction U.S. 130). Photo taken 04/25/04. New Jersey 140 (Deepwater Slapes Corner Road) eastbound traffic enters Interstate 295 ahead of the Deepwater Slapes Corner Road over crossing. New Jersey 140 transitions into Salem County 540 south of U.S. 40 en route to New Jersey 45 outside of Salem. Photo taken 04/25/04. The New Jersey State Aquarium opened to visitors in 1995 in the city of Camden. Various signs are posted throughout the state directing motorists to the facility including one here on Interstate 295 northbound at milepost 2. Note that the Interstate 76 & 676 shields include the state name. Photo taken 04/25/04. The first Interstate 295 northbound reassurance shield posted alongside the New Jersey State Welcome Center at Carneys Point. The state named shield is one of a few remaining on the northbound mainline throughout the 67-mile path between Deepwater and Trenton. Photos taken 04/25/04 and 10/13/01. Older style mileage sign with secondary control cities posted at the Welcome Center off-ramp. Interstate 295 ended near Ewing originally at U.S. 206 but was truncated eastward to U.S. 1 when it was realized that Interstate 95 between Trenton and New Brunswick would not be constructed as envisioned. The designation however will again extend westward once Interstate 95 relocates onto the Pennsylvania Turnpike at Interstate 276 in Midway, Pennsylvania. Photo taken 04/25/04. 1.25-mile sign bridge for New Jersey 48 (Exit 4) on Interstate 295 northbound at the Welcome Center on-ramp. New Jersey 48 (Harding Highway) constitutes 4.2 miles of roadway between U.S. 130 (Virginia Avenue) in Penns Grove to U.S. 40 (Wiley Road). A weigh station for commercial trucks is situated ahead. Photo taken 04/25/04. Georgetown Road crosses overhead at the 0.25-mile guide sign of New Jersey 48 (Exit 4). New Jersey 48 once linked the state of New Jersey with the city of Wilmington, Delaware via the Wilmington-Penns Grove Ferry. A companion Delaware 48 continued from the ferry launch in Wilmington northwestward into downtown at that time. When the first span of the Delaware Memorial Bridge opened in 1951, the ferry service was no longer needed and thus discontinued. New Jersey 48 now ends at U.S. 130 in Penns Grove and Delaware 48 was turned back to U.S. 13 Business at the Wilmington central business district. Photo taken 04/25/04. Interstate 295 northbound at the Exit 4 off-ramp to New Jersey 48 (Harding Highway). The state route represents the main roadway between Penns Grove and Carneys Point Township and Woodstown nine mile to the east along U.S. 40. Photo taken 04/25/04. Northbound reassurance shield posted between Exit 4 (New Jersey 48) and the Pennsgrove Auburn Road (Salem County 641) over crossing. Photo taken 04/25/04. Exit 7 serves Pedricktown and Auburn via Straughns Mill Road (Salem County 643) on Interstate 295. Pictured here is the one-half mile guide sign for the interchange at the Perkintown Road (Salem County 644) overpass. Photo taken 04/25/04. The junction of Interstate 295 and Straughns Mill Road at Exit 7 features tight and sharp ramps. The design of the interchange predates modern standards and is indicative of the freeway's age in Salem County. Photo taken 04/25/04. One mile south of the Exit 10 off-ramp to Center Square Road at the Pedricktown Woodstown Road overpass. Center Square Road travels south from U.S. 130 and Nortonville to Gloucester County 551 (Auburn Avenue) and Swedesboro. Photo taken 04/25/04. Interstate 295 crosses the Oldmans Creek into Gloucester County midway between Exit 7 and Center Square Road (Exit 10). Depicted here is the one-quarter mile guide sign for the Exit 10 partial-cloverleaf interchange. Photo taken 04/25/04. Northbound at the ramp departure for Center Square Road and Exit 10. Swedesboro is located 3.5 miles to the southeast at the junction of Gloucester County 551 (Auburn Avenue) and Gloucester County 538 (Swedeboro Franklin Road). Photo taken 04/25/04. U.S. 322 crosses paths with Interstate 295 within Logan Township at Exit 11. The federal highway represents the second Delaware River crossing from the south between Bridgewater and Chester, Pennsylvania via the Commodore Barry Bridge. Photo taken 04/25/04. Interstate 295 northbound reassurance shield posted after the High Hill Road over crossing. Photo taken 04/25/04. Exit 11A leaves Interstate 295 northbound for U.S. 322 east to Swedesboro, Mullica Hill, and Glassboro. The federal route also provides the first connection between Interstate 295 and the New Jersey Turnpike since the Turnpike's beginning at Deepwater. Photo taken 04/25/04. A tight partial-cloverleaf interchange handles the movements of Interstate 295 with U.S. 322 at Exits 11A/B. U.S. 322 travels six miles to the Exit 2 interchange of the New Jersey Turnpike and nine miles to Mullica Hill and junction New Jersey 45 & 77. Photo taken 04/25/04. Exit 11B carries northbound motorists onto U.S. 322 westbound for the town of Bridgeport and the 1976-opened Commodore John Barry Bridge. The high-level span includes a $3.00 passenger toll for westbound travelers as it soars above the Delaware River between Bridgeport and Chester, Pennsylvania. The span offers the most direct route between Interstate 295 and Interstate 95 from Gloucester County. Photo taken 04/25/04. U.S. 130 merges onto Interstate 295 in silent fashion just east of Bridgewater 0.75 miles west of Exit 14. The federal highway was built upon by Interstate 295 during the 1950s and 60s. A partial "y" interchange composes the merge of U.S. 130 north onto Interstate 295 north. The federal route otherwise comprises a freeway between U.S. 322 and the Commodore Barry Bridge to Interstate 295. Photo taken 04/25/04. Interstate 295 & U.S. 130 northbound merge and then intersect Gloucester County 684 (Exit 14) at the town of Repaupo. Gloucester County 684 (Repaupo Station Road) migrates 0.75 miles southward from New Jersey 44 (Crown Point Road) to the folded-cloverleaf interchange of Exit 14. Photo taken 04/25/04. Exit 14 departs Interstate 295 & U.S. 130 northbound for Gloucester County 684 (Repaupo Station Road). New Jersey 44 stems eastward from Main Street in Bridgewater to Gibbstown, Paulsboro, and Thorofare north of Interstate 295. Known as Crown Point Road, the state highway composes the original alignment of U.S. 130. Photo taken 04/25/04. The first Interstate 295 & U.S. 130 northbound reassurance assembly is posted at the one-half mile guide sign for Exit 15 (Gloucester County 607). The 12-mile overlap of the pair comprises six overall travel lanes. Photo taken 04/25/04. Northbound at the Gloucester County 607 (Tomlin Station Road) off-ramp at Exit 15. Tomlin Station Road begins 1.25 miles to the north at New Jersey 44 (West Broad Street) in Gibbstown. Southward Gloucester County 607 continues to Swedesboro Road (Gloucester County 653), Tomlin, and Gloucester County 551 (Kings Highway) on the four-mile drive to U.S. 322. Photo taken 04/25/04. State named Interstate 295 and U.S. 130 reassurance shields posted along Greenwich Lake Park between Exit 15 and Exit 16. Photo taken 04/25/04. Gloucester County 653 (Swedesboro Road) and Gloucester County 673 (Democrat Road) interchange with Interstate 295 & U.S. 130 in close precession. Exit 16A sees a partial-cloverleaf interchange with Swedesboro Road just one quarter mile ahead of the Exit 16B junction with Democrat Road. Photo taken 04/25/04. Interstate 295 & U.S. 130 northbound at the Exit 16A ramp departure for Gloucester County 653 (Swedesboro Road). At its name implies, Swedesboro Road comprises a 4.8 mile road northward from Swedesboro and junction Gloucester County 551 to Interstate 295 & U.S. 130. Northward Gloucester County 635 intersects Democrat Road and Harmony Road (Gibbstown area through roads) on the 1.5 mile trek to New Jersey 44 (Broad Street) and Paulsboro. Gloucester County 673 (Democrat Road) travels 3.8 miles southeast from Gibbstown to Mickleton. Photo taken 04/25/04. One half mile south of the Exit 17 off-ramp to Swedesboro Avenue and Gloucester County 680 (Harmony Road). A pair of 15-mph ramps facilitate travel to/from Interstate 295 & U.S. 130 northbound to the adjacent Swedesboro Avenue. Photo taken 04/25/04. Like Gloucester County 673 to the west, Gloucester county 680 (Harmony Road) provides a north-south connection between Gibbstown and New Jersey 44 (Broad Street) and Mickleton to the south. Photo taken 04/25/04. Exit 17 departs Interstate 295 & U.S. 130 northbound for Swedesboro Avenue and Gloucester County 680 (Harmony Road). Swedesboro Avenue travels northeast from the Repaupo community to its end at Harmony Road here. Photo taken 04/25/04. Traffic from Exit 17 merges onto Interstate 295 & U.S. 130 northbound to form the exit-only lane for Exit 18 (Gloucester County 678 & 667). The freeway enters the Paulsboro vicinity east of Gloucester County 680. Photo taken 04/25/04. Gloucester County 678 (Berkley Road) begins one mile west at New Jersey 44 (Broad Street) in Paulsboro before passing over Interstate 295 & U.S. 130. Gloucester County 667 continues Delaware Street southbound from New Jersey 44 at Broad Street to Exit 18 and Berkley Road. From there Gloucester County 667 follows Cohawkin Road south to Clarksboro while Berkley Road travels easterly to Mount Royal. Both Clarksboro and Mount Royal lie along the Kings Highway (Gloucester County 551). Photo taken 04/25/04. Interstate 295 & U.S. 130 cross over a lake associated with Mantua Creek between Exit 18 and Gloucester County 656 (Mantua Grove Road). Photo taken 04/25/04. Gloucester County 656 follows Mantua Grove Road two miles between New Jersey 44 (Crown Point Road) and Gloucester County 551 (Kings Highway). The two-lane roadway intersects Interstate 295 & U.S. 130 at the Exit 19 a partial-cloverleaf interchange. Photo taken 04/25/04. Attached to the Mantua Grove Road overpass is the 1.50-mile overhead for Exit 20. Intersecting the freeway ahead is Mid Atlantic Parkway and Grove Road at the community of Thorofare. Photo taken 04/25/04. Exit 20 comprises a partial-cloverleaf interchange at the intersection of Mid Atlantic Parkway and Grove Road. Grove Road stems eastward from the northbound off-ramp to Gloucester County 643 (Lincoln Avenue) an Gloucester County 660 (Jessup Road). Photo taken 04/25/04. Mid Atlantic Parkway passes above Interstate 295 & U.S. 130 at Exit 20. The north-south roadway loops from Gloucester County 643 (Grove Road) to New Jersey 44 (Crown Point Road) within Thorofare. Gloucester County 643 travels south from Grove Road to Parkville at the crossroads of Gloucester County 551 (Kings Highway) and Gloucester County 656 (Mantua Grove Road). Gloucester County 660 begins at Gloucester County 643 near its under crossing of Interstate 295 along Jessup Road. Jessup Road links New Jersey 44 with Gloucester County 551 outside of the Gloucester County seat of Woodbury. Photo taken 04/25/04. 0.75-mile overhead for the Exits 21-22 collector/distributor roadway at the Mid Atlantic Parkway overpass. Interstate 295 & U.S. 130 pass between Thorofare-National Park and Woodbury on the final two miles of their marriage. Photo taken 04/25/04. Six lanes of concrete pass above Gloucester County 643 (Jessup Road Extension) at the West Deptford Township water tower. The right-hand lane becomes exit-only for the Exits 21-22 c/d roadway for Gloucester County 640 (Delaware Street) and Gloucester County 631 (Crown Point Road). Photo taken 04/25/04. Interstate 295 & U.S. 130 at the Exit 21-22 c/d roadway partition. A partial-cloverleaf interchange facilitates the movements between the pair and Delaware Street (Gloucester County 640). Gloucester County 640 travels between Gloucester County 643 (Grove Street) and junction New Jersey 45 in Woodbury. Photo taken 04/25/04. Exit 21 leaves Interstate 295 & U.S. 130 northbound for Gloucester County 640 (Delaware Street). Ending alongside the southbound side of the freeway is New Jersey 44 (Crown Point Road). The former alignment of U.S. 130 however continues as a frontage road system eastward from Delaware Street to the Exit 23 departure of U.S. 130 from Interstate 295. Photo taken 04/25/04. The northbound c/d roadway splits between the Interstate 295 & U.S. 130 on-ramp for Delaware Street and Gloucester County 641 (Crown Point Road). Crown Point Road continues alongside the freeway to Gloucester County 644 (Red Bank Avenue) and Gloucester County 642 (Hessian Avenue). The north-south county routes cross the freeway between Woodbury and Gloucester County 643 at National Park and Red Bank respectively. Photo taken 04/25/04. One half mile from their split, Interstate 295 & U.S. 130 pass over Gloucester County 644 (Red Bank Avenue). An on-ramp from Gloucester County 641 (Crown Point Road) merges onto the freeway ahead of the Gloucester County 642 (Hessian Avenue) overpass. Photo taken 04/25/04. U.S. 130 parts ways with Interstate 295 via Exit 23 beyond the Hessian Avenue over crossing. The federal highway returns to Crown Point Road en route through Westville, Brooklawn, and Gloucester City. Ramps to U.S. 130 also tie into Academy Avenue in Woodbury. Photo taken 04/25/04. Interstate 295 slices across the original Crown Point Road alignment between Gloucester County 641 and U.S. 130. The old alignment ties into the ramps of Exit 23 and U.S. 130 at Academy Avenue. U.S. 130 enters Westville just northeast of Interstate 295 and Brooklawn north of there. Photo taken 04/25/04. Interstate 295 South U.S. 40 New Jersey cutout shield that was posted at the foot of the Delaware Memorial Bridge westbound span on Interstate 295 south & U.S. 40 west. Opened September of 1968 to coincide with the 1951-opened northbound span, the Delaware Memorial Bridge twin span composes the longest suspension bridge pair in the world. Unfortunately both U.S. 40 cutouts posted on the southbound approach were removed a long time ago. Photo taken 03/95. Page Updated July 8, 2004.